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Parents of mentally ill plead for expanded services at Arizona State Hospital
Gov. Doug Ducey signed into law legislation allowing private companies to lease space on the hospital grounds to provide emergency and long-term psychiatric and behavioral health services.
Supreme Court rules trial judge right in tossing murder verdict
A California attorney convicted of a 2010 murder in Queen Creek is entitled to a new trial.
Crystal’s Cage: The betrayal and murder of a child
Reyes watched Tamala dig, holding a flashlight as she illuminated the unmarked grave. She broke the silence to utter two final words before they placed her daughter into the earth: “Dig deeper.”
Former Arizona Lawmaker arrested on suspicion of murder
Former Arizona lawmaker Mark DeSimone has been arrested in connection with a homicide in Alaska, according to court documents posted on the website of the Juneau Empire newspaper.
State Supreme Court to consider death penalty challenge
The Arizona Supreme Court is going to consider on Oct. 27 a case in which a Phoenix man accused of murder is challenging the state’s death penalty laws as too broad.
Appeals court rules step-sibling not family in victim’s rights case
The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled April 2 that the surviving step sibling of a murdered 10-year girl doesn’t qualify as a victim under the Arizona Constitution and will have to submit to pre-trial questioning by defense attorneys.
Giffords PAC removes controversial McSally ad
Gabby Giffords’ gun control-reform PAC removed a controversial ad attacking Martha McSally from Tucson airwaves on Tuesday, saying the decision was made only after the Republican candidate changed her position on background checks.
Police: Priest killed with gun owned by colleague
A homeless ex-convict is being held on $1 million bond, accused of beating a priest with a metal rod in his residence at a Phoenix church and then wrestling away a handgun owned by the clergyman before fatally shooting the man's assistant.
Arizona executes inmate for 2 murders in 1987
Siblings of a murdered teenager were united in saying 25 years was too long to wait for Wednesday's execution of one of two men convicted in the case. They were divided on whether the executed man deserved their sorrow.
Arizona juries can consider lesser charges court says
A new court ruling says Arizona judges can tell trial juries to consider lesser charges against a defendant even if the defense and prosecution object.
Bipartisan clamp down: Lawmakers passed several bills in 2012 increasing punishment for lawbreakers
Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle acted to make life tougher for Arizona criminals during this year’s legislative session by passing a slate of criminal justice bills.
Arizona Supreme Court hears convicted killer’s appeal
The Arizona Supreme Court has heard arguments in the appeal of a convicted serial killer who was sentenced to death six times in March 2009.
